I Won't Back Down

(Please, let us just ignore the utters on the bull)

"A strong man stands up for himself a stronger man stands up for others."

— Ben Cow,Barnyard

Many of my critics have claimed that I have slandered my pastor and my wife. This could be farthest from the truth. The fact is that that what I speak is the truth and no one wants to hear the truth, because they can not handle the truth. Meaning, as to my complaints against my wife and pastor, I have complained to both court of Severna Park Evangelical Presbyterian Church (SPEP) and Chesapeake Presbytery (CP). Both of these courts declined to have a trial on the matter, nor did they decide not to charge me with sin of being an accuser of the brethren for making false statements. Nor has SPEP and CP given me the opportunity to prove or disprove my charges even though they have warned me that if I fail to show probable cause that I could myself be censured, in accordance with our church's constitution.

BCO 31-9. Every voluntary prosecutor shall be previously warned, that if he fail to show probable cause of the charges, he may himself be censured as a slanderer of the brethren.

The fact is, that SPEP and CP have attempted to hold me accountable for that which is not sin, while at the same time, they have chosen to ignore and sweep under the carpet that which is clearly sin. And from all indications they know my words are true. For if truly believed that my words are false, they should have charged me with sin on these issues long ago. And since they have not charged me with sin for making these accusations, which is their duty, it stand to reason that SPEP and CP by not taking any sort of action has failed to do their duty and therefore they have indeed sin.

Simply put, our church's constitution, and God's word does not allow these courts to ignore my complaints without the matters being heard. To do otherwise is to allow sin to rule in the congregation. And since these men have chosen to ignore me, I now take my case to the whole church in order that they would be shamed into following King's commands. So you guessed it, I am saying to CP and SPEP that I won't back down, and I am going to stand my ground. For the harm that these men have done in not performing their duty is causing harm to the whole PCA denomination. So I don't just fight here for my own family, but for all the families in our denomination.